White Papers

An Apple a Day for Baking, Cereals and Snacks

In this white paper, we will review the selection, processing, shelf life, nutrition, and practical aspects of the use of evaporated and low moisture apple products in snacks, bars, cereals and bakery products.

Building Better Brain Power: Fruits for Cognition

While fruits have always projected a healthy halo, a growing body of research indicates the daily consumption of fruits and vegetables can improve our mental well-being or aid with cognition.

Clearing “Hurdles” with Real Fruit Ingredients

Fruit ingredients, from drum-dried powders and flakes to purées and concentrates, can aid and extend shelf life in baking applications and other food systems. Fruit ingredients present formulators with another tool in their arsenal when seeking clean label solutions.

Fruit Adds “A-Peel” to Pet Food Formulations

Antioxidants, fiber and clean label implications — these and a host of other benefits make fruit powders, concentrates and purées attractive ingredients for pet food or treat formulations. In addition, consumers’ top concerns when purchasing pet food include a desire for foods processed in the U.S. and cleaner, simpler product profiles.

Side of Apples… Hold the Sulfites

The industry push for clean labels shows no signs of slowing down. Indeed, its rapid acceleration is fueled by consumer demand for foods formulated with simple, more natural ingredients whenever possible.

Blogs

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  California Strawberry Update
  California fresh strawberry shipments continue to fall behind previous years. The lower volume from California is expected to continue for a few more weeks. Cold and wet temperatures have slowed the crop down significantly. This is the slowest start to the season in many years. At the Processing Strawberry Advisory Board meeting yesterday it was … Read more
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  California Tree Fruit Update
  Stone fruit bloom in California is nearing an end. Many varieties had bloom conditions that were less than ideal this year due to poor weather, but there seems to have been enough good days for bloom that a full crop is expected in most orchards. There will be some areas that have been impacted by … Read more
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  California Tree Fruit Bloom 2023
  Bloom has begun for early varieties of peaches, nectarines, and plums in California’s Central Valley marking the start of a productive and successful season to come. This process starts with the activation of buds that have been in a dormant state throughout the winter. As temperatures rise above 65 degrees for prolonged periods, the buds … Read more
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  California Chill Hours
  So far, California’s San Joaquin Valley has been having a chilly winter, which is just what our stone fruit trees need to allow for record-high yields. Seasonal chill hours are a critical component of tree fruit production, typically tracked as hours where the temperature is below 45 degrees from November 1st – March 1st. If … Read more
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  California Strawberry Production
  The production of strawberry in California increased in fresh market volume, and also in juice grade, but remained fairly flat for freezer grade. With increased acreage in 2022 over the previous year it gave the fresh market an opportunity to receive more fruit, but with less than ideal growing conditions at times in 2022 the … Read more
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  Cold Storage Inventory
  Cold storage inventory of strawberry at the end of the year as reported by USDA has increased since the small volume in 2020. It currently remains a little under the inventory position of 2018. Cold storage inventory of strawberry by item indicates that most categories are below their ten year averages. The exception to this … Read more